With Stanley in Africa (lost adventure film serial; 1922): Difference between revisions
(WITH STANLEY In AFRICA is a lost Universal serial from 1922.) |
No edit summary |
||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
'''''With Stanley in Africa''''' is a lost Universal serial in 15 parts from 1922. It chronicles Henry Morton Stanley's search for Dr. Livingston with the aid of a female reporter (played by Louise Lorraine) and his run-in with a gang of slavers that were added to provide the action desired by the serial watchers. | '''''With Stanley in Africa''''' is a lost Universal serial in 15 parts from 1922. It chronicles Henry Morton Stanley's search for Dr. Livingston with the aid of a female reporter (played by Louise Lorraine) and his run-in with a gang of slavers that were added to provide the action desired by the serial watchers. | ||
== Synopsis == | ==Synopsis== | ||
Henry Morton Stanley (played by George Walsh) is sent to darkest Africa with a female reporter to find the missing British explorer Dr. Livingston. As the two of them travel through Africa, they stumble across a gang of slavers who at one point take the girl prisoner and even auction her off to the highest bidder. After dispensing with the slavers, Stanley and the girl eventually locate the missing Dr. Livingston at the heart of the African jungle. | Henry Morton Stanley (played by George Walsh) is sent to darkest Africa with a female reporter to find the missing British explorer Dr. Livingston. As the two of them travel through Africa, they stumble across a gang of slavers who at one point take the girl prisoner and even auction her off to the highest bidder. After dispensing with the slavers, Stanley and the girl eventually locate the missing Dr. Livingston at the heart of the African jungle. | ||
== Notes == | ==Notes== | ||
Even the trailer for this serial is lost, so much of the plot - and even the MacGuffin that sustained it - is unknown. It is even possible that the MacGuffin for this serial was Stanley's papers, which he would have needed to pass the checkpoints leading to darkest Africa, and which could have been very easily stolen by the gang of slavers. | Even the trailer for this serial is lost, so much of the plot - and even the MacGuffin that sustained it - is unknown. It is even possible that the MacGuffin for this serial was Stanley's papers, which he would have needed to pass the checkpoints leading to darkest Africa, and which could have been very easily stolen by the gang of slavers. | ||
== | ==External Links== | ||
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/With_Stanley_in_Africa The Wikipedia page on ''With Stanley in Africa''.] Retrieved 15 Oct '18 | |||
*[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0013773/ The Wikipedia page on ''With Stanely in Africa''.] Retrieved 15 Oct '18 | |||
Bound and Gagged (book by Kalton C. Lahue) | ==References== | ||
*Continued Next Week (book by Kalton C. Lahue) | |||
*Bound and Gagged (book by Kalton C. Lahue) | |||
Revision as of 14:26, 15 October 2018
With Stanley in Africa is a lost Universal serial in 15 parts from 1922. It chronicles Henry Morton Stanley's search for Dr. Livingston with the aid of a female reporter (played by Louise Lorraine) and his run-in with a gang of slavers that were added to provide the action desired by the serial watchers.
Synopsis
Henry Morton Stanley (played by George Walsh) is sent to darkest Africa with a female reporter to find the missing British explorer Dr. Livingston. As the two of them travel through Africa, they stumble across a gang of slavers who at one point take the girl prisoner and even auction her off to the highest bidder. After dispensing with the slavers, Stanley and the girl eventually locate the missing Dr. Livingston at the heart of the African jungle.
Notes
Even the trailer for this serial is lost, so much of the plot - and even the MacGuffin that sustained it - is unknown. It is even possible that the MacGuffin for this serial was Stanley's papers, which he would have needed to pass the checkpoints leading to darkest Africa, and which could have been very easily stolen by the gang of slavers.
External Links
- The Wikipedia page on With Stanley in Africa. Retrieved 15 Oct '18
- The Wikipedia page on With Stanely in Africa. Retrieved 15 Oct '18
References
- Continued Next Week (book by Kalton C. Lahue)
- Bound and Gagged (book by Kalton C. Lahue)